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[maddog]

This is the second time I've heard of this from my recruiter. She said that transcripts and notarized copies of degrees must be less than three months old or immi will not accept them. Apparently, the purpose is to crack down on illegal teachers. I don't see how this can work. If someone was gonna forge documents they'd forge new ones anyway, ie use a recent date. Is immi simply trying to dissuade teachers from coming to Korea.

MD

[Hater Depot]

Since when are transcripts datestamped?

[ttompatz]

[braunshade]

The Uni might have a date issued date on the transcripts. Depends on your Uni.

[alabamaman]

[poof]

Other posters have reported about this. Apparently, yes, there is a time limit for when your transcripts are post-dated/post-marked, and 3 months would seem a fair time limit - although of course it's not reasonable to us applicants. However, I once asked about this time period directly to immi officers, and some answered yes, this time limit is true, another answered no, it isn't. Applying for a new job in Korea is just too much of a hassle nowadays.

[Homer]

3 month rule does exist. It is just no enforced equally yet.

It also seems to make sense. Most universities worth their salt will put a date of issue on the transcripts anyway....then they seal em and send em.

[Hyeon Een]

I got a bunch made 8 months ago when I applied for the job before my current one. It was kind of expensive though. Now I'm wondering whether I should open up one of my envelopes to see if there's a date, or keep them and hope they're dateless and cool.. HMM.. at least 10months until I have to worry about it I guess..

This is definitely another lameass rule. If they ever decide to needing a for-keeps degree certificate I'll have to leave. My university won't issue any others (I thought I'd lost my degree once and asked for a replacement, they said they wouldn't do one but for 160,000 approx I could get a letter saying I'd graduated..)